Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
One Direction fans from around the world have called on the boy band to reform, during Capital’s online alternative to its Summertime Ball.
In a video, fans from the Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, the US, India, China, Israel and the UK danced along to the group’s 2013 hit Best Song Ever.
The boy band went on hiatus in 2016, a few months after Zayn Malik left the group, and the members have all pursued solo projects.
Hosting The Best Of Capital’s Summertime Ball, Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp told viewers: “All of this week on Capital, we’ve been asking you to film yourself partying along to the track to help prove to the lads how much we want that 10th anniversary reunion. “Safe to say, you answered.
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